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$35.00
1y71/8

Gods and Herose: Oral Traditions of the Gurage of Ethiopia


SHACK, WILLIAM A. & MARCOS, HABTE-MARIAM (transl. & ed.)

Octavo hardcover (VG+, ex-library, folding map) in d/w VG; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently, they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Oxford / Clarendon Press 1974

KEYWORDS: ethiopia ethiopian gurage oral history tradition east africa horn african myth legend god mythology

$10.00
xxzcd161857

The First Sunshine - Australian Aboriginal Myths


MOUNTFORD, CHARLES P. & ROBERTS, AINSLIE (illus.)

Super octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.

PUBLISHER: Rigby 1978

KEYWORDS: australian indigenous aboriginal myth mythology legend oral history

$100.00
1y73/12

The Book of Legendary Lands


ECO, UMBERTO & MCEWEN, ALASTAIR (transl.)

UK FIRST EDITION, super octavo white cloth boards, blind stamped lettering to spine, 461pp+16pp appendices, illus., nr FINE in d/w nr. FINE

PUBLISHER: MacLehose Press 2013

KEYWORDS: modern first edition umberto eco translation italian literature italy fanstasy fantastic mythology science fiction legend atlantis hyperborea cockaigne

$14.00
xxkie162265

Return To Sodom And Gomorrah - Bible Stories From Archaeologists


PELLEGRINO, CHARLES

Super Octavo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: The Softback Preview 1995

KEYWORDS: history myth mythology archaeology

$40.00
1y79/35

Greek Mythology in Byzantine Art : Studies in Manuscript Illumination 4


WEITZMANN, KURT

Tidy ex-library, quarto, black heavy card boards, gilt lettering to board and spine, xii + 218pp + LX plates to rear, plates, VG (usual library markings, light chafing to boards, light brusing to board corners)

PUBLISHER: Princeton University Press 1951

KEYWORDS: greek mythology byzantine art greece classics art archaeology

$40.00
ak3/12/1794

A Pictorial History of Sea Monsters and Other Dangerous Marine Life


SWEENEY, JAMES B.

Quarto green cloth boards, silver lettering to spine, illus., 314pp, VG (moderate foxing to edges and within, prev. owner's stamp to fep. & title) in d/w VG (moderate scuffing and chipping)

PUBLISHER: Nelson-Crown 1972

KEYWORDS: sea monster monsters mythology legend maritime sharks rays barracuda octopus octopi giant squid fish fishes electric leviathan loch ness

$35.00
xxpoa163472

The Power of Myth


CAMPBELL, JOSEPH & MOYERS, BILL

Quarto softcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Doubleday

KEYWORDS: Joseph Campbell Bill Moyers mythology culture anthropology sociology religion myths history

$19.50
xxeyk163770

The Long Journey Home: Re-Visioning the Myth of Demeter and Persephone For Our Time


DOWNING, CHRISTINE (Ed.)

Super octavo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Shambala 1994

KEYWORDS: Christine Downing mythology ancient contemporary commentary

$135.00
1y89/34

The Rosy Cross Unveiled - The History, Mythology and Rituals of and Occult Order


MCINTOSH, CHRISTOPHER

Super octavo, maroon cloth heavy boards, gilt tooling to spine, 160pp, illus, VG+ (light chafing and rubbing to boards) in illus d/w VG+ (moderate sunfading to spine, slight foxing and chafing)

PUBLISHER: Aquarian Press 1980

KEYWORDS: Christopher McIntosh rosy cross mythology occult christain rosenkreuz occultism rosicrucian esoteric alchemy freemasonry hermetic order of the golden dawn

$15.00
xxrnf164297

The Virgin: Mary's Cult and the Re-Emergence of the Goddess


ASHE, GEOFFREY

Octavo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Arkana 1988

KEYWORDS: Spirituality feminine mythology theology philosophy Goddess religion pre-history Mary cult

$45.00
1y97/48

Christian Mysticism - An Introduction To Contemporary Theoretical Approaches


NELSTROP, LOUISE., MAGILL, KEVIN & ONISHI, BRADLEY B..

Super octavo softcover, illus light card covers, white lettering to boards and spine, x + 276pp., VG+ (moderate scuffing to cover edges, mild creasing to rear cover, mild bruising to page edge corners)

PUBLISHER: Ashgate 2009

KEYWORDS: christian christianity mysticism folklore mythology

$20.00
xxpmb164442

Dictionary Of Hindu Lore And Legend


DALLAPICCOLA, ANNA L.

ex library, super octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Thames & Hudson 2002

KEYWORDS: religion mythology legend lore folklore spirituality theology

$450.00
ak2/18/3402

Man and Marijuana: Some Aspects of Their Ancient Relationship


MERLIN, MARK DAVID

FIRST EDITION, rare; tidy ex-library, octavo black cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, 120pp, VG (usual stamps and markings, sl. tanning and soiling within, tape stains to boards) in d/w VG (plastic covered with adhesive strips top and bottom, light soiling and tanning, usual markings)

PUBLISHER: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press 1972

KEYWORDS: rare scarce marijuana canabis drugs weed dope sativa ecology botany plant plants anthropology medicine medical oil food fiber hallucinogen hallucinogens central asia ancient china india europe archaeology compartive mythology linguistics ethnobotany ethnobotanical hemp

$22.50
xxshi166618

Religions of Africa : A Pilgrimage into Traditional Religions


KING, NOEL Q.

EX LIBRARY, octavo, hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at east reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Harper & Row Publishers 1970

KEYWORDS: study analysis Africa African religion religions religious systems mythology

$39.50
xxsoc167031

Primitive Culture : Researches into the Development of Mythology, Philosophy, Religion, Language, Art and Custom in Two Volumes


TYLOR, EDWARD BURNETT

TWO VOLUME SET, FACSMILIE EDITION, super octavo, softcover (NEAR FINE); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Dover Publications Inc 2016

KEYWORDS: research analysis development mythology philosophy religion language art customs culture primitive

$25.00
xxsqk167088

Joseph Campbell : This Buisness of the Gods


BOA, FRASER

Octavo, softcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Windrose Films Ltd 1989

KEYWORDS: documentary film series Joseph Campbell conversation mythology

$14.00
xxdrk167152

Goddesses in Everywoman - A New Psychology of Women


BOLEN, JEAN SHINOLA

Octavo, softcover (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Harper Colophon 1985

KEYWORDS: greek mythology psychology archetype

$26.50
xxgab167419

The Mythologies of Ancient Mexico and Peru


SPENCE, LEWIS

HEAVY SPLITTING TO SPINE, small octavo, hardcover (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Archibald Constable & Co Ltd 1907

KEYWORDS: myth mythologies mythology legend folk lore ancient Mexico Peru South America culture beliefs

$40.00
1d30b/53

Celtic Tree Mysteries: Practical Druid Magic & Divination


BLAMIRES, STEVE

Super octavo, ligth card covers, black lettering to spine & covers, decorative title page, xviii + 278pp, VG (light chipping & creasing to cover edges, light to moderate gouges to rear cover with some surface loss, light soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Llewellyn Publications 2002

KEYWORDS: new age celtic folklore mythology divination tree worship ogham alphabet

$45.00
1i32b/6

Ivan Bilbin


GOLYNETS, SERGEI & PTAKHOVA, IRINA & KOZLOV, GLENYS ANN (Trans)

Quarto, illus light card covers, 227pp, illus/plates, VG (light to moderate scuffing & creasing to covers & edges, light foxing to page edges & eps)

PUBLISHER: Pan Books/Aurora Art Publishers 1981

KEYWORDS: art Russian collection anthology plates illustrated Ivan Bilbin fairy tales mythology

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